The research, underwritten by the British government, highlights key focuses including boosting RD&D in innovation to lower the price of floating wind turbines, novel fixed-bottom foundations, and offshore environmental and wind data collection.
Greater availability of vessels for installation, operation and maintenance, and increased use of floating Lidar technologies are also earmarked as areas of significant cost-reduction potential.
“Japan’s offshore wind industry is relatively embryonic, as historically the emphasis has been on nuclear," says Carbon Trust senior manager Al-Karim Govindji.
"Although
